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Senior Instructors Bujinkan Members

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I am absolutely delighted to receive membership and diplomas for both Ryan Lloyd and myself in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu from our teacher’s teacher, ninja grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi. Although Ryan and I have practised ninjutsu concepts for many years, officially it has been under the guise of Mr Bo Munthe’s Mu Te Ryu program; Mr Munthe’s own...

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Samurai School Turns Seven

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It was just 7 short years ago, when I returned to England after a year back home in Australia, and started the Mu Te Shin Dojo teaching Bo Munthe’s Ninpo Goshinjutsu training of Mu Te Ryu.  This was also the birth of the Samurai School Martial Arts for Kids program which was/is my own child...

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Happy New Year

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Tonight the Samurai School resumes after a wonderful Xmas and New Year break. Normal class times continue as in 2011. 6 – 7pm.  Samurai Kindy (5 & 6 years), Samurai School (7-16yrs. white, yellow, & orange belts), and trial sessions. 7 – 8pm.  Samurai School (7-16yrs. Green, Blue, Purple, Brown). 7 – 8:30pm.  Samurai School Black...

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Xmas Break

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Xmas break: Our last training will be December 13th and returning for first training on January 10th. Please note classes on December 6th will be in Room 1 at the end of the corridor. Its a bit early yet, but what the hey, Merry Xmas! Tweet This Post Use Facebook to Comment on this...

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Lessons from a fallen ninja

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My journey took me by the memorial website of Mark Hodel today.  Mark was a pioneer and major contributor to ninjutsu in the US and no doubtedly influenced many world wide.  Whilst I had heard the name I wasn’t too familiar with Mark and his philosophies on training.  After reading an interview with him...

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Practise is a must!

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Before we begin please note that for simplicity of writing, as well as reading, I use the term ‘ninjutsu’ as a general term for our training in this article; when really our training sits somewhere in the middle of ninjutsu and jujutsu.  To understand authentic ninjutsu you need to get yourself on a plane...

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Goshinjutsu Mu Te Ryu News

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Goshinjutsu Mu Te Ryu News

Important information to all involved in Goshinjutsu MuTeRyu training.  On October 1st 2011 I appointed Joakim Boström to the following: Shihan Hachidan (8 dan) Menkyo Kaiden This means that I gave Joakim the responsibility and trust of walking the leading path in MuTeRyu Goshinjutsu. I wish him the best of luck and I know...

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Alcohol and Weight Loss

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Alcohol adds hundreds of calories to your daily intake making weight loss, or maintaining a certain weigh, difficult to impossible.  A single pint of lager beer adds 233 calories to your daily intake, and a single glass of contains around a 100 calories. So having a few drinks with lunch or dinner can easily...

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Cage Fighting Kids

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There is a lot of hype in the media this morning about Cage Fighting Kids or children fighting in cages.  Firstly I need to point at that the Samurai School is a non-competitive practise of martial arts.  The  purpose of our training is for personal development and self defence only.  Anyone who knows me knows...

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Our True Nature

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Here is an article from author Brian Tracy on The Qualities of Children. Children are born with two remarkable qualities. The first is that they’re born largely unafraid. They come into the world with only two physical fears, the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears have to be...

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